Sunday, December 29, 2013

Resolutions vs. Plans

Phew! What a crazy
holiday! This November and December was
intensely art-filled, and it was freaking fabulous! Thankfully, I got everything out the door in
time - even though the USPS failed me on a couple occasions...if only I could
teleport and deliver all my packages personally!

The great thing
about having shipping deadlines is that it left us with time to relax for the
few days before Christmas. This holiday
consisted of a serious amount of sleeping, and a serious amount of food. So. Much. Food. I feel very squishy.

However, as 2013
draws to a close, I am very excited to get back into the swing of things! I got my 2014 planner in October (this is a
joyous event that I look forward to every year...I'm a freakish organizational
nerd) and have been busy filling it up with various things to come in the new
year. I have a few plans in mind, a few
trips on the docket, and some fabulous people that I look forward to spending
more time with.

Let's not mistake
these things for "resolutions", however.

res·o·lu·tion

noun \ˌre-zə-ˈlü-shən\

: the act of finding
an answer or solution to a conflict, problem, etc.

: the act of
resolving something

: an answer or
solution to something

At this time of
year, I am constantly hearing people make these statements and declarations
about things that they are going to do starting in January, or at some point in
the coming 365 days. Their "New
Year's Resolutions".

Most of the time, I
find that these declared resolutions actually fit more nicely into one of the
two below categories:

I know that this is
just me being picky about semantics. But
I feel like there are a lot of people that make these 'resolutions', and by
February they are a distant memory. Why is that?

There are also these
things:

dream

noun, often
attributive \ˈdrēm\

: something that you
have wanted very much to do, be, or have for a long time

: a strongly desired goal or purpose

as·pi·ra·tion

noun \ˌas-pə-ˈrā-shən\

: a strong desire to achieve something
high or great

Now we're increasing
the magnitude of the words. Dreams and
aspirations. Those sound like long-term
ideas, right? Not something that most
people think about doing in the next few months. But why not?
Every idea has to start somewhere, right? It isn't just going to happen in one day, it
takes lots and lots of little steps in the direction of your dream. Steps that you can easily start taking in
January.

All these things
stem from this:

de·sire

verb \di-ˈzī(-ə)r, dē-\

: to want or wish
for (something)

: to feel desire for
(something)

: to long or hope for

But desire means
nothing if you don't have this:

com·mit·ment

noun \kə-ˈmit-mənt\

: a promise to do or
give something

: a promise to be
loyal to someone or something

: the attitude of
someone who works very hard to do or support something

Without this key
factor, NONE of these things will ever come to fruition. Ever.

Probably 90% of
people don't follow through with their "resolutions" past March. Why is that? Do people make resolutions
because they feel like they should? New Year, New Me? That whole concept?

If you really, truly
want something, you are going to COMMIT to getting it. So what is it? What is it that you DESIRE?
DREAM about? ASPIRE to? Solidify your
vision, and just fucking do it. Figure
out what steps you need to take to get there, and make it happen. Quit being a wiener. Quit making excuses. Make a promise to yourself. Be loyal to yourself. Take care of yourself. LOVE yourself. Respect yourself enough to follow through
with the things you've always dreamed about.

Don't know how to
get started? Let's chat about it! Contact me HERE, HERE or HERE. You have unlimited potential as a human.
Let's embrace it. Let's make some PLANS.

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